Design, Housing & Merchandising: Interior Design, BS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2022-2023. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 120
Code | Title | Hours |
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General Education Requirements | ||
English Composition | ||
See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
Minimum grade of "C" | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Composition II | ||
Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
Technical Writing | ||
American History & Government | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Survey of American History | ||
American History to 1865 (H) | ||
American History Since 1865 (DH) | ||
POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
College Algebra (A) | ||
Applied Geometry and Trigonometry (A) | ||
Trigonometry (A) | ||
Minimum grade of "C" for (A) course | ||
Humanities (H) | ||
DHM 3233 | Heritage of Interior Design I (H) (Minimum grade of "C") | 3 |
Courses designated (H) | 3 | |
Natural Sciences (N) | ||
Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
DHM 2573 | Textiles (LN) (Minimum grade of “C”) | 3 |
Course designated (N) | 3 | |
Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
SOC 3223 | Social Psychology (S) | 3 |
Additional General Education | ||
Courses Designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) | 10 | |
Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
At least one Diversity (D) course | ||
At least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
College/Departmental Requirements | ||
Human Sciences | ||
EDHS 1112 | First Year Seminar | 2 |
or EDHS 3112 | Education and Human Sciences First-Year Seminar for Transfer Students | |
HDFS 2113 | Lifespan Human Development (S) | 3 |
Hours Subtotal | 5 | |
Major Requirements | ||
Minimum grade of “C” in each course | ||
Major Core Requirements | ||
DHM 1003 | Design Theory and Processes for Design and Merchandising | 3 |
DHM 1101 | Wicked Problems of Industrial Practice | 1 |
DHM 2003 | Problem Solving Strategies | 3 |
DHM 2403 | Research Methods | 3 |
DHM 3033 | Material Culture | 3 |
Select 2 hours of the following: | 2 | |
Design and Merchandising Speakers Colloquium | ||
Sustainability in the Built Environment | ||
Empathic Design | ||
Triple Bottom Line Analysis | ||
Active Design | ||
Communicating Sustainable Practices | ||
Design Activism | ||
Sustainable Materials Flows | ||
Ethics for a Sustainable World | ||
Sustainable Textile Innovation | ||
Spirituality and Sustainability | ||
Life Cycle Analysis in Design and Merchandising | ||
Sustainable Consumption | ||
Biophilic Design | ||
Option Requirements | ||
DHM 1123 | Graphics for Interior Design I | 3 |
DHM 2073 | Computer-Aided Design for Interior Design | 3 |
DHM 2103 | Interior Design Studio I: Residential | 3 |
DHM 2233 | Graphics for Interior Design II | 3 |
DHM 2263 | Interior Design Studio II: Small Scale Contract | 3 |
DHM 2302 | Supervised Field Experience | 2 |
DHM 3173 | Digital Design Communication | 3 |
DHM 3303 | Materials and Finishes for Interior Design | 3 |
DHM 3343 | Interior Design Studio III: Interior Components and Construction Documents | 3 |
DHM 3453 | Interior Design Studio IV: Environmental Design | 3 |
DHM 3823 | Professional Practices for Interior Design | 3 |
DHM 3991 | Pre-Internship Seminar | 1 |
DHM 4264 | Interior Design Studio V: Large Scale Commercial | 4 |
DHM 4294 | Interior Design Studio VI - Capstone | 4 |
DHM 4323 | Heritage of Interior Design II (I) | 3 |
DHM 4373 | Advanced Computer-Aided Design for Interior Design | 3 |
DHM 4433 | Facility Management and Design | 3 |
DHM 4824 | Professional Internship | 4 |
Select a professional area | 6 | |
Hours Subtotal | 75 | |
Total Hours | 120 |
Professional Areas
Design Area
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
ART 1303 | Visual Thinking: Form and Space | 3 |
Controlled electives | ||
Select 3 hours of the following: | 3 | |
Anthropometry and Ergonomics in Design | ||
Product Development Process | ||
Diversity Issues in Facility Management and Design (D) | ||
Survey of Accounting | ||
Architecture and Society (HI) | ||
History of 20th Century Art (HI) | ||
History of Graphic Design | ||
Historic Preservation | ||
Managing The Built Environment | ||
Philosophy and the Arts (H) | ||
Sociology of Aging (DS) | ||
Introduction to Stage Design | ||
Scene Design for Theatre | ||
Lighting for Theatre |
Facility Management Area
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
DHM 4533 | Diversity Issues in Facility Management and Design (D) | 3 |
Controlled electives | ||
Select 3 hours of the following: | 3 | |
Anthropometry and Ergonomics in Design | ||
Product Development Process | ||
Survey of Accounting | ||
Managerial Accounting | ||
Introduction to Macroeconomics | ||
Economics of the Environment | ||
Managing The Built Environment | ||
Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business | ||
Law of Real Property | ||
Legal Aspects of International Business Transactions (I) | ||
Fundamentals of Management (S) | ||
Human Resource Management | ||
Organization for Action | ||
Marketing (S) |
Other Requirements
- 40 upper-division hours required.
- A 2.50 Major GPA is required. This includes all courses in College and Major Requirements.
- A 2.50 Major GPA is required for full admission to the Internship Program.
- Proficiency review required to take sophomore level DHM Interior Design courses.
- Transfer Admission Requirements: 2.00 for less than 31 hours; 2.25 for 31-45 hours; 2.50 for more than 45 hours.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2028.
Finish in Four Plan of Study
The plan below is an example of how students can successfully complete degree requirements in four years. This suggested class schedule plan may be used as a guide and can be adjusted based on individual needs. Students are required to meet with an academic advisor prior to enrollment each semester to plan their class schedule, and students are ultimately responsible for completing all degree requirements.
Professional Area: Design
Freshman | ||
---|---|---|
Fall | Hours | |
DHM 1123 | Graphics for Interior Design I | 3 |
EDHS 1112 or EDHS 3112 |
First Year Seminar or Education and Human Sciences First-Year Seminar for Transfer Students |
2 |
DHM 1101 | Wicked Problems of Industrial Practice | 1 |
ENGL 1113 |
Composition I or Critical Analysis and Writing I or International Freshman Composition I |
3 |
POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
Course designated (H) | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
DHM 2233 | Graphics for Interior Design II | 3 |
DHM 1003 | Design Theory and Processes for Design and Merchandising | 3 |
ART 1303 | Visual Thinking: Form and Space | 3 |
ENGL 1213 |
Composition II or Critical Analysis and Writing II or International Freshman Composition II or Technical Writing |
3 |
MATH 1513 |
College Algebra (A) or Applied Geometry and Trigonometry (A) or Trigonometry (A) |
3 |
Hours | 15 | |
Sophomore | ||
Fall | ||
DHM 2103 | Interior Design Studio I: Residential | 3 |
DHM 2073 | Computer-Aided Design for Interior Design | 3 |
DHM 2573 | Textiles (LN) | 3 |
DHM 2403 | Research Methods | 3 |
HIST 1103 |
Survey of American History or American History to 1865 (H) or American History Since 1865 (DH) |
3 |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
DHM 2263 | Interior Design Studio II: Small Scale Contract | 3 |
DHM 2302 | Supervised Field Experience | 2 |
DHM 3173 | Digital Design Communication | 3 |
DHM 2003 | Problem Solving Strategies | 3 |
General Education: (N) Natural Science | 3 | |
General Education: 1 credit course or lab | 1 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Junior | ||
Fall | ||
DHM 3343 | Interior Design Studio III: Interior Components and Construction Documents | 3 |
DHM 3303 | Materials and Finishes for Interior Design | 3 |
DHM 3823 | Professional Practices for Interior Design | 3 |
DHM 3233 | Heritage of Interior Design I (H) | 3 |
Any General Education course | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
DHM 3453 | Interior Design Studio IV: Environmental Design | 3 |
DHM 3991 | Pre-Internship Seminar | 1 |
DHM 4323 | Heritage of Interior Design II (I) | 3 |
DHM 4373 | Advanced Computer-Aided Design for Interior Design | 3 |
DHM 4433 | Facility Management and Design | 3 |
Hours | 13 | |
Summer | ||
DHM 4824 | Professional Internship | 4 |
Hours | 4 | |
Senior | ||
Fall | ||
DHM 4264 | Interior Design Studio V: Large Scale Commercial | 4 |
2 hours from: DHM 4121, DHM 4031, DHM 4041, DHM 4061, DHM 4071, DHM 4081, DHM 4091, DHM 4111, DHM 4131, DHM 4141, DHM 4151, DHM 4161 | 2 | |
HDFS 2113 | Lifespan Human Development (S) | 3 |
3 hours General Education | 3 | |
DHM 3033 | Material Culture | 3 |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
DHM 4294 | Interior Design Studio VI - Capstone | 4 |
SOC 3223 | Social Psychology (S) | 3 |
3 hours of Controlled Electives from: DHM 3103, DHM 4453, DHM 4533, ACCT 2003, ARCH 2003, ART 3643, ART 3683, HIST 4063, HTM 3473, PHIL 4113, SOC 3993, TH 2553, TH 3183, TH 3593 | 3 | |
Any General Education Course | 3 | |
Hours | 13 | |
Total Hours | 120 |
Professional Area: Facility Management
Freshman | ||
---|---|---|
Fall | Hours | |
DHM 1123 | Graphics for Interior Design I | 3 |
EDHS 1112 or EDHS 3112 |
First Year Seminar or Education and Human Sciences First-Year Seminar for Transfer Students |
2 |
DHM 1101 | Wicked Problems of Industrial Practice | 1 |
ENGL 1113 |
Composition I or Critical Analysis and Writing I or International Freshman Composition I |
3 |
POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
Course designated (H) | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
DHM 2233 | Graphics for Interior Design II | 3 |
DHM 1003 | Design Theory and Processes for Design and Merchandising | 3 |
HDFS 2113 | Lifespan Human Development (S) | 3 |
ENGL 1213 |
Composition II or Critical Analysis and Writing II or International Freshman Composition II or Technical Writing |
3 |
MATH 1513 |
College Algebra (A) or Applied Geometry and Trigonometry (A) or Trigonometry (A) |
3 |
Hours | 15 | |
Sophomore | ||
Fall | ||
DHM 2103 | Interior Design Studio I: Residential | 3 |
DHM 2073 | Computer-Aided Design for Interior Design | 3 |
DHM 2573 | Textiles (LN) | 3 |
DHM 2403 | Research Methods | 3 |
HIST 1103 |
Survey of American History or American History to 1865 (H) or American History Since 1865 (DH) |
3 |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
DHM 2263 | Interior Design Studio II: Small Scale Contract | 3 |
DHM 2302 | Supervised Field Experience | 2 |
DHM 3173 | Digital Design Communication | 3 |
DHM 2003 | Problem Solving Strategies | 3 |
General Education: (N) Natural Science | 3 | |
General Education: 1 credit course or lab | 1 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Junior | ||
Fall | ||
DHM 3343 | Interior Design Studio III: Interior Components and Construction Documents | 3 |
DHM 3303 | Materials and Finishes for Interior Design | 3 |
DHM 3823 | Professional Practices for Interior Design | 3 |
DHM 3233 | Heritage of Interior Design I (H) | 3 |
Any General Education course | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
DHM 3453 | Interior Design Studio IV: Environmental Design | 3 |
DHM 3991 | Pre-Internship Seminar | 1 |
DHM 4323 | Heritage of Interior Design II (I) | 3 |
DHM 4373 | Advanced Computer-Aided Design for Interior Design | 3 |
DHM 4433 | Facility Management and Design | 3 |
Hours | 13 | |
Summer | ||
DHM 4824 | Professional Internship | 4 |
Hours | 4 | |
Senior | ||
Fall | ||
DHM 4264 | Interior Design Studio V: Large Scale Commercial | 4 |
2 hours from: DHM 4121, DHM 4031, DHM 4041, DHM 4061, DHM 4071, DHM 4081, DHM 4091, DHM 4111, DHM 4131, DHM 4141, DHM 4151, DHM 4161 | 2 | |
3 hours General Education | 3 | |
DHM 3033 | Material Culture | 3 |
DHM 4533 | Diversity Issues in Facility Management and Design (D) | 3 |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
DHM 4294 | Interior Design Studio VI - Capstone | 4 |
SOC 3223 | Social Psychology (S) | 3 |
3 hours of Controlled Electives from: DHM 3103, DHM 4453, DHM 4533, ACCT 2003, ARCH 2003, ART 3643, ART 3683, HIST 4063, HTM 3473, PHIL 4113, SOC 3993, TH 2553, TH 3183, TH 3593 | 3 | |
Any General Education Course | 3 | |
Hours | 13 | |
Total Hours | 120 |